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The Latest Breaking News from the Champions Cup

Champions Cup reboot: no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas

The global calendar remains a mess and rugby’s powerbrokers need to get a grip after a controversial weekend

The Guardian - UK

John Dobson: ‘I’m old school. When the Stormers fire me I’m done in coaching’

Stormers head coach on his Cape Town connection and ‘putting up a fight’ at Harlequins in the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

Jordie Barrett, a new broadcaster and five things to watch on the Champions Cup’s opening weekend

24 teams will be vying for victory in club rugby’s most prestigious competition

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Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse lead the pack in Champions Cup’s 30th edition

Competition is in mid-life funk due to declining TV deals, rising costs and tweaked formats ahead of 30th edition

The Guardian - UK

Dupont or Gibson-Park at scrum-half in my fantasy team? There’s no contest

The Frenchman is the world’s best No 9 and can prove it when his Toulouse side take on Leinster in the Champions Cup final

The Guardian - UK

Lowe fires Leinster into Champions Cup final despite Northampton’s late rally

Leinster are into the Champions Cup final after James Lowe’s hat-trick helped them to a 20-17 victory against Northampton at Croke Park

The Guardian - UK

Champions Cup overhaul planned after damaging defeat of weakened Bulls

European rugby chiefs want to overhaul the Champions Cup schedule to avoid a repeat of the match where a depleted Bulls side were routed in Northampton

The Guardian - UK

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Premiership clubs can mirror England’s attacking ambition in Champions Cup

An alignment between the national team and leading domestic sides delivers a thriving ecosystem, offering optimism for Premiership clubs in the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

Owen Farrell injury deals huge blow to Saracens’ hopes in Bordeaux

Owen Farrell may have played his final match in the Champions Cup for Saracens before heading to Racing 92 next season

The Guardian - UK

Sale out of Champions Cup with La Rochelle win sending holders through

Defending champions La Rochelle reached the Champions Cup last 16 with a 37-24 victory that ended Sale’s hopes of progression

The Guardian - UK

Holders La Rochelle Face 'Crucial' Champions Cup Week

Double Champions Cup winners La Rochelle are among a host of clubs battling for a place in the Champions Cup last 16 when they head to Sale in Pool 2 on Sunday in the final weekend of the group stage.

International Business Times

Exeter 19 Glasgow 17: Warriors robbed of breathtaking win by scandalous decision

Glasgow Warriors were robbed of the most breathtaking win against Exeter in the Champions Cup by referee Pierre Brousset’s whistle.

The National (Scotland)

Exeter into Champions Cup knockout stages after Wimbush thwarts Glasgow

Exeter squeezed past Glasgow to book their place in the knockout stages of the Champions Cup with a round to spare thanks to Zack Wimbush’s late try

The Guardian - UK

Bayonne 11 Glasgow 12: Warriors show resilience to claim excellent away win

Glasgow Warriors summoned incredible resilience to claim an excellent away victory 12-11 against Bayonne in the Champions Cup.

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian - UK

Joe Cokanasiga gets Bath bubbling to stun Ulster with second-half blitz

The England winger scored two tries to help Bath come from behind to beat Ulster 37-14 in the Champions Cup

The Guardian - UK

‘We want to win’: South African rugby sets its sights on European glory

Khutha Mchunu says the Bulls are focused on becoming the first non‑European team to win the Champions Cup, before Saracens visit on Saturday

Bristol Post

Key dates, format and clubs confirmed for 2023/24 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

The draws for the pool stages of next seasons' European competitions will take place on Wednesday, June 21

Bristol Post

‘It is very important’ - Pat Lam outlines why Bristol Bears playing in the Champions Cup is key

Bristol Bears will replace London Irish in the Champions Cup following the Exiles' suspension

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AFP

La Rochelle braced for rugby celebration 'meltdown'

La Rochelle (France) (AFP) - Thousands of rugby fans gathered in the centre of the port city of La Rochelle on Sunday as the French team prepared to take a triumphant bus ride through the streets to show off the Champions Cup.

AFP

La Rochelle retain Champions Cup after stunning fightback

Dublin (AFP) - La Rochelle launched a stunning fightback from 17-0 down to edge out Leinster 27-26 and retain the Champions Cup in a dramatic final in Dublin on Saturday.

AFP

Leinster 'welcome' La Rochelle in Champions Cup final rerun

Paris (AFP) - Leinster 'host' holders La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final on Saturday with the Irish province playing at Lansdowne Road for the eighth time this season.

AFP

Champions Cup final litmus test for Sexton deputy Byrne

Paris (AFP) - When Leinster play La Rochelle in the Champions Cup final in Dublin on Saturday, one man will be missing for the Irish side.

AFP

Vito's ex-La Rochelle team-mates have 'blueprint' to retain Champions Cup

Paris (AFP) - Former New Zealand and La Rochelle back-rower Victor Vito said the French club have the "blueprint" to defend the Champions Cup when they play Leinster in the final on Saturday.

Irish Mirror

Leinster are finally ready to return to Europe's summit, insists Jack Conan

"We've fallen short a good few times. but now there’s such clarity and calmness in everything we do," said the rejuvenated no 8 after his two-try display helped the province into the Champions Cup final for a seventh time

The Guardian - UK

La Rochelle’s Uini Atonio: ‘Ronan O’Gara was the key piece we needed’

France prop credits Irish coach with transforming the Champions Cup holders but is wary of Exeter before Sunday’s semi-final

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